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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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